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- Memory Upgrade Module
Memory Upgrade Module
Your Fujitsu LIFEBOOK notebook comes with high speed Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic RAM (DDR3-1600
SDRAM factory installed. The maximum amount of SDRAM that can be used in your system is 16 GB (8 GB x 2). If you do
not have the maximum amount and would like to increase your notebook’s memory capacity, you may install an
additional or larger memory upgrade modules. The memory upgrade must be a dual-in-line (DIMM) SDRAM module.
To ensure 100% compatibility, purchase the SDRAM module only from the Fujitsu web store at www.shopfujitsu.com.
Installing Memory Upgrade Modules
1 Turn off power to your notebook, remove any power adapter (AC or auto/airline). Remove the battery.
2 Turn the notebook bottom side up, and remove the four screws from the memory upgrade module compartment
(Figure 28). Remove the cover.
3 Remove the new memory upgrade module from the static guarded sleeve.
4 Align the memory upgrade module with the component side up. Align the connector edge of the memory
upgrade module with the connector slot in the compartment. Be sure the alignment keys line up with those in
the slot. (Figure 29)
5 Insert the memory upgrade module at a 45° angle. Press the connector edge of the module firmly down and into
the connector until it lodges under the retaining clip. You’ll hear a click when it is properly in place.
6 Replace the cover and reinstall the screws.
• DO NOT REMOVE ANY SCREWS FROM THE MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE COMPARTMENT EXCEPT THE ONES SPECIFICALLY SHOWN IN THE DIRECTIONS
FOR INSTALLING AND REMOVING THE MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE.
• THE MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE CAN BE SEVERELY DAMAGED BY ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD). TO MINIMIZE RISK TO THE MODULE, OBSERVE
THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS:
• BEFORE HANDLING A MEMORY MODULE, TOUCH A GROUNDED METAL OBJECT TO DISCHARGE STATIC ELECTRICITY BUILT UP IN YOUR BODY.
• WHEN INSTALLING OR REMOVING A MEMORY MODULE, HOLD IT BY THE EDGE SO AS NOT TO TOUCH ANY CONTACTS OR CHIPS. BE CAREFUL NOT
TO TOUCH ANY INTERNAL COMPUTER TERMINALS OR COMPONENTS; THE OIL FROM YOUR FINGERS COULD CAUSE A SHORT TO THE COMPONENTS.
• BE SURE TO POWER DOWN YOUR SYSTEM BEFORE ADDING OR REMOVING MEMORY MODULES. EVEN IF THE SYSTEM IS IN HIBERNATE OR
STANDBY STATES, DATA COULD BE LOST OR THE MEMORY COULD BE DAMAGED IF POWER IS STILL AVAILABLE TO THE SYSTEM.